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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 49:27 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 49:27 |
King James |
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| palaces of Ben-hadad--that palace from which so many evils and such cruelty to Israel emanated; thus implying the cause of Damascus' overthrow. Not the Ben-hadad of Kg2 13:3; Amo 1:4; it was a common name of the Syrian kings (compare Kg1 15:18; meaning "son of Hadad," the idol). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| See the marginal reference and Kg1 11:14 note. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ben - hadad - Was the common name of the kings of Syria. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The palaces of Ben-hadad - Damascus was a seat of the Syrian kings, and Ben-hadad was a name common to several of its kings. |
18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
3 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.